Nepal to invite world leaders for 'Sagarmatha Sambaad' on Climate Change

Mar 25, 2025

Kathmandu (Nepal), Mar 25 (ANI): Nepal will invite heads of state and foreign ministers from various countries to its flagship event, Sagarmatha Sambaad, which will focus on climate change, climate justice, its impact, and related issues. Originally scheduled for 2020, the multi-stakeholder dialogue forum was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is now set to take place from May 16 to 18 this year. During a briefing to international media in Kathmandu on Monday, Amrit Bahadur Rai, Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced that invitations to heads of state are being sent. Around 350 delegates, including half from foreign countries, will attend the flagship event. Heads of state and government from South Asian nations, the UN Secretary-General, and leaders from the mountain and oceanic countries are expected to be among the invitees. Nepal has announced "Climate Change, Mountains, and the Future of Humanity" as the theme for the first edition of the event. The three-day summit will feature 15 sessions with 90 experts participating as speakers.